network

network,

in computing, two or more computers connected for the purpose of routing, managing, and storing rapidly changing data. A local area networklocal area network(LAN), a computer network dedicated to sharing data among several single-user workstations or personal computers, each of which is called a node. A LAN can have from two to several hundred such nodes, each separated by distances of several feet to as much as a.....Click the link for more information. (LAN), which is restricted by distances of up to one mile, and a metropolitan area network (MAN), which is restricted to distances of up to 60 miles, connect personal computers and workstations (each called a node) over dedicated, private communications links. A wide area network (WAN) connects large numbers of nodes over long-distance communications links, such as common carrier telephone lines, over distances ranging from that between major metropolitan centers to that between continents. An internet is a connection between networks. The InternetInternet, the,international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises (called gateways.....Click the link for more information. is a WAN that connects thousands of disparate networks in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere, providing global communication between nodes on government, educational, and industrial networks. Networks allow for resource sharing (e.g., multiple computers sharing one printer), data sharing, and communication or data exchange (e.g., electronic mailelectronic mailor e-mail,the electronic transmission of messages, letters, and documents. In its broadest sense electronic mail includes point-to-point services such as telegraph and facsimile (fax) systems......Click the link for more information.).

network

A group of computer systems situated at different locations and interconnected in such a way that they can exchange information by following agreed procedures. The information is transmitted as an encoded signal at high speed over communication lines. See also computing.

Network

Any set of interconnected elements that form an overall organization; also a diagram representing a series of interconnected events, as in the representation of the critical tasks in a building project.

network

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(communications)

A number of radio or television broadcast stations connected by coaxial cable, radio, or wire lines, so all stations can broadcast the same program simultaneously.

(electricity)

A collection of electric elements, such as resistors, coils, capacitors, and sources of energy, connected together to form several interrelated circuits. Also known as electric network.

The name given to a graph in applications in management and the engineering sciences; to each segment linking points in the graph, there is usually associated a direction and a capacity on the flow of some quantity.

network

2.Computing a system of interconnected computer systems, terminals, and other equipment allowing information to be exchanged

network

(networking)

Hardware and software data communication systems.

The OSI seven layer model attempts to provide a way of
partitioning any computer network into independent modules
from the lowest (physical) layer to the highest (application)
layer. Many different specifications exist at each of these
layers.

network

(2) A system that transmits data between users, which includes the user devices (phones, computers, etc.) and the network equipment (servers, switches, routers, cables, etc.). In wireless systems, antennas replace the cables.

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